# Flood Watch: Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Central Mountains; Castle Country; San Rafael Swell — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-17 12:14 ingested 2026-09-18 02:51

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Watch — Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Central Mountains; Castle Country; San Rafael Swell
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Castle
Country, Central Mountains, San Rafael Swell and Wasatch
Plateau/Book Cliffs.

* WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, dry washes, slot canyons, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations such as slickrock areas and recent burn
scars.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms are expected to re-develop this
afternoon across the area and continue through the evening hours.
Rainfall rates between 0.25 to 1 inch per hour with locally
higher rates under the heaviest storms are expected. This will
cause flash flooding in areas such as normally dry washes, slot
canyon, and slickrock areas.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.